Re: bios update

[Ron]

Hmm. Some good reading here, Greg. Also, ensure your BIOS actually IS the
most current. Also go into the BIOS during POST, and check (don't change)
the assorted performance-related settings. Settings that have words like:
Optimal, or Default, or Performance, or Fast, or Ultra. You get the idea.
Make some notes. Then visit the web page that is maintained by your mobo
manuf., (or your BIOS manuf.), and explore the info relating to the settings
that you noted.

Then and only then, you can [slowly & carefully] make one change at a
time...and reboot...and see the effect. It's a great learning
experience...and you might even eliminate your problem!

Please post a follow-up.
Ron
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,64804,00.asp

[greg]

The problem I am having is a known issue. MS K B Article
#283649. What I suspect has happened is that the tech.,
who never heard of BIOS updates, may have erred while
performing the task. He left a program running on my pc
when he did the update; my anti-virus AVG. This may have
interfered with the update, as, the files he unzipped
were Titled AVG.... I am not familiar with using dos, but
obtaining the info that way will help explian my
situation to the mo bo manufacturer. I live in an
isolated rural area and its hard to get good techs out
here. If its not too hard an operation, good you please
provide the steps to obtain my BIOS data during post.
Thnx Greg
>-----Original Message-----
>Hmm. Some good reading here, Greg. Also, ensure your
BIOS actually IS the
>most current. Also go into the BIOS during POST, and
check (don't change)
>the assorted performance-related settings. Settings
that have words like:
>Optimal, or Default, or Performance, or Fast, or Ultra.
You get the idea.
>Make some notes. Then visit the web page that is
maintained by your mobo
>manuf., (or your BIOS manuf.), and explore the info
relating to the settings
>that you noted.
>
>Then and only then, you can [slowly & carefully] make
one change at a
>time...and reboot...and see the effect. It's a great
learning
>experience...and you might even eliminate your problem!
>
>Please post a follow-up.
>Ron
>http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,64804,00.asp
>
>
>.
>